Healthcare Employment Lawyers In Chicago, IL
For hospitals, independent medical clinics, physician groups, nursing homes, and other healthcare organizations, it can sometimes be a challenge to find the balance between achieving the goal of providing the best possible patient care and addressing considerations related to labor and employment laws or other legal matters.
However, striking that balance is critical to reduce risk and manage expenses. Healthcare organizations may benefit from retaining a healthcare employment lawyer in IL proactively to ensure compliance with labor and employment laws and deepen their understanding of those laws and regulations pertaining to employment of health care providers.
Healthcare Employment Law Services Designed to Meet Your Needs
Goldberg Law Group represents healthcare organizations, helping them with a wide range of employment and labor-related legal issues. For example, a medical employment lawyer can help with the following types of situations:
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Employment contracts: A medical labor lawyer can ensure employment contracts or independent contractor agreements are structured adequately to comply with various laws while mitigating potential risk to your organization. Goldberg Law Group can assist by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating these types of agreements.
Policies and procedures: Working with a doctor employment lawyer when drafting or updating operations and compliance policies and procedures can help ensure compliance with relevant labor and employment laws, as well as other healthcare industry-specific regulations.
Confidentiality and non-compete agreements: Retaining a doctor employment attorney to prepare confidentiality agreements and non-compete agreements gives organizations confidence in the legal content and protections contained in these agreements while including meaningful provisions designed to establish solid relationships between the parties.
Labor issues: A Goldberg Law Group employment lawyer can provide counsel and assist with handling other labor and employment issues, including EEOC and discrimination claims, employee relations, union activity, wage and hours claims, HIPAA compliance, and more.
Self-referral and kickback issues: Healthcare contracts must be closely analyzed to ensure that they comply with state and federal self-referral and anti-kickback laws. Arrangements that violate such laws can come with steep penalties. Goldberg Law Group reviews and drafts agreements for healthcare organizations, helping to limit the risk of entering an improper arrangement.
Nondiscrimination policies: Goldberg Law Group helps healthcare organizations meet healthcare nondiscrimination requirements, including provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act.
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In addition to these types of issues, the physician employment lawyers at Goldberg Law Group handle employment-related matters for doctors and other medical professionals, including disciplinary matters and credentialing issues. With any type of labor or employment law matter, choosing an experienced healthcare labor attorney is key in protecting the organization’s legal interests without sacrificing quality standards.
A Healthcare Employment Attorney Can Protect Your Interests
If your healthcare organization needs legal advice or services related to labor and employment law in Illinois, choose Goldberg Law Group. With more than 40 years spent representing medical professionals, hospitals, and healthcare organizations, our firm has a depth of experience many other firms simply cannot match.
Each medical employment attorney on our team understands the multifaceted nature of labor and employment law as it relates to the medical profession, and we pride ourselves on providing personalized advice and attentive services tailored to meet each client’s individual needs.
For more information about Goldberg Law Group’s healthcare employment legal services, contact us at 312-930-5600 to schedule a free initial consultation with a healthcare labor lawyer in Illinois.
For more information about Goldberg Law Group’s healthcare employment legal services, contact Jenna E. Milaeger at 312-930-5600 for a free initial consultation.
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16427 N. Scottsdale Road -
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Scottsdale, AZ 85254
312-930-0944
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Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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Practice Areas in Illinois
Professional Medical
Staff Discipline
Our attorneys are vigorous advocates for physicians in medical staff hearings and appeals. We work hard to protect and preserve the rights of Illinois and Arizona physicians under the medical staff bylaws and state and federal laws and defend adverse actions that threaten your membership and privileges.
Medical Staff Credentialing & Peer Review
Our healthcare attorneys routinely counsel and advise physicians with issues related to medical staff credentialing and peer review. We identify and safeguard your rights under the medical staff bylaws and applicable laws and make sure your status is presented in the most favorable light.
Corporate Formation & Organization
Healthcare providers who are interested in forming and organizing their own business must adhere to a unique set of laws and regulations. Our attorneys rely upon industry-specific knowledge gained through 40 years of experience to advise physicians, chiropractors and other healthcare service providers through the process of forming and organizing their own business.